When you have root-level access to a server, it means that you'll have full control of it. That is to say, you'll be able install any server-side application whatever the changes that it'll make to the software setting on the server, and you can both access and modify any file, which includes system files, and modify various settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user who has full privileges to perform the aforementioned things as well as to create other users, including users that also have full privileges. The connection can be established with a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it's recommended that you make a different user for your everyday work and employ the root user only when you need to customize the server or to set up software that may be needed by a script-driven application that you would like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

The Linux VPS servers which we offer are appropriate for various purposes, based on what you want to install and run on them and what experience you have. If your server is ordered with the cPanel or the DirectAdmin website hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access and will be able to manage your world-wide web content with a graphical interface, while you can still set up server-side apps that may be needed for your websites and even by offline apps, for example VoIP programs, media encoding software, various frameworks, etcetera. Devoid of Control Panel, you'll also have full root-level access, but you will need to do everything through a console. If you choose to use our tailor-made Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, there'll be certain root access restrictions, but this configuration is the easiest to control. This way, you will be able to select the virtual server plan which you really need.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

You will have full root-level access to your dedicated server no matter which plan you select during the registration process, as long as the server is provided with cPanel or DirectAdmin, or with no hosting Control Panel at all. In all of these 3 cases, you are able to change any part of the software environment in any way you see fit, which makes our server plans suitable for resource-demanding apps with specific requirements which cannot be covered when you use a shared web hosting account. The difference between these options is the fact that when you choose cPanel or DirectAdmin, you will have a web-based graphical interface to take care of various server-side options and also any site content that you create or upload, whereas if you order the server with no Control Panel, you'll have to perform everything with a Secure Shell console or to install a Control Panel of your own liking, provided that it is compatible with the Operating System which you've chosen during the registration process. With the final Control Panel option that you're able to choose on our order page - Hepsia, the root access will be restricted.